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I typically think that one tank type, such as malphite, rammus, or even a good tank poppy, is required in a good composition (read, just because you are not labelled as a tank by the game doesnt mean you are not a good tank. malphite is not labelled as a tank, but nasus is. use common sense)
One support hero, such as kayle, soraka, or morgana, is also optimal.
One tough physical dps pusher, such as sivir (best pusher in game, though not exactly tough...), dps poppy, nasus, or blitzcrank is also great.
One hard carry, preferably ranged, such as ashe, tristana, corki, even teemo, or twitch
One mage, such as annie, viegar, and karthus (I tend to stay away from ryze as he only has single target cc, whereas annie can AoE with passive up. I think a Karthus that is pro with wall, or a viegar, are the best. omg a good viegar is godly, he has like 2 ults)

This is probably the most balanced team makeup. You should be careful and not overload on mages as you lose any tower killing capabilities you need to win the game, at the same time stay away from pure physical dps as armor stacking could destroy you in teamfights, and you are not as bursty and generally lack cc. Also dont go overboard on healing as outlasting is futile in teamfights.